During the fourth-quarter earnings reporting period, one group of stocks that was marched out to the woodshed for a spanking was the large cap banks. Trading misses, low returns on ... Read Full Story »

Before markets opened Friday morning, MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) reported its fourth-quarter results as $0.69 in earnings per share (EPS) and $2.42 billion in revenue. That was against Thomson Reuters ... Read Full Story »

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) has delivered in more ways than one on earnings. The credit card processing giant reported earnings above estimates, but more importantly it has announced a four-for-one ... Read Full Story »

Ocwen Financial Corp. (NYSE: OCN) Monday morning had a strong response to law firm Gibbs & Bruns, regarding residential mortgage-backed securities investors the firm represents. The company released an open letter ... Read Full Story »

Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) will report its fourth-quarter results Friday before the market open. Thomson Reuters has consensus estimates of $0.60 in earnings per share and $2.83 billion in revenue. ... Read Full Story »

After the market closed Wednesday, American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) reported its fourth-quarter earnings as $1.39 per share on $9.1 billion in revenue against Thomson Reuters consensus estimates of $1.38 ... Read Full Story »

The movement in the Swiss franc caused much carnage in European markets on Thursday, as well as the many international brokers and lenders that were affected, depending on their level ... Read Full Story »